I just spent some time in Montreal and had done a considerable amount of walking and running around the city. One thing that has really jumped out at me is the number of bicycle and people cruising around the city. I’m sure it’s mainly a summertime thing, but people were out in force in Montreal. Just about every twenty paces you see a bike locked up to one of the ever present bike posts. Bikes everywhere. Continue reading ‘Is Montreal Too Cool For Fixies?’

Training run # 2 and I’m back in San Francisco. I’m already starting to dread to the next 80-odd runs I will have to do in windy, foggy San Francisco. I will have no shot at becoming a world-class marathon runner if I have to train in such conditions. At least I have the beauty of the Mission District to run through in lieu of warm sunny weather. I would gladly trade sunny/warm/glorious for blatant drug deals/trannies walking little dogs/fixed gears. Continue reading ‘Training Run #2 and Fixed gears’